MIB Trieste will host the 29th CEEMAN Annual Conference

22-24 September, 2021
Management Education at the Crossroads
MIB Trieste School of Management

INFO & PROGRAM

MIB Trieste School of Management is pleased to announce that the 29th CEEMAN Annual Conference will be held in Trieste in cooperation with the School on 22 - 24 September 2021.

CEEMAN is a global network of management development institutions interested in quality of education and innovations in this field, as well as in the broad area of subjects related to change and development, with 200 members from 50 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

The Conference's theme will be “Management Education at the Crossroads”, rethinking the new normal in high education in post-pandemic times.

More than 100 participants from all over the world are expected to join the Conference, including deans and directors from business schools and universities, representatives of international management development associations, business leaders and entrepreneurs, political leaders and change makers, and international publishers.

Company visits and meetings with business leaders, poster sessions, keynote addresses and panel sessions about latest trends and insights, key issues and opportunities will be held in the conference to discuss implications, best practices and collaboration in the area of management development.
Several side events will be also organized, such as pre-conference sessions, individual Dean2Dean advisory meetings, and CEEMAN Awards Ceremony.

The event is supported by the Region Friuli Venezia Giulia.

	Wednesday 22 Sept.	Pre-conference Events 10:00 - 12:30 Company visits and discussions about actual leadership topics 14:00 Conference registration open at MIB Trieste 14:30 - 17:00 Individual Dean2Dean meetings 17:30 - 19:00 Poster session for faculty and researchers 19:00 - 20:00 Welcome reception
	Thursday 23 Sept.	Day 1 - Management Education at the Crossroads 10:00 - 10:30 Conference Opening  10:30 - 11:00 The Choices and Issues - Derek Abell 11:00 - 11:30 Discussion 12:00 - 12:30 The Growing Competition - Seán Meehan 12:30 - 13:00 Discussion 14:00 - 15:00 Panel: Perspective from Customers 15:00 - 16:00 Group Work: Which way forward? What are the obstacles, and how to navigate?  16:15 - 17:00 Feedback from Groups 17:15 - 18:45 CEEMAN Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony
	Friday 24 Sept.	Day 2 - Management Education: Where Are We Heading? 10:00 - 10:15 Introductory words - Conference Chair Andrea Tracogna 10:15 - 10:55 Technologies’ Future Role in Management Education and Which Organizations Will Be Leading It - Dominique Turcq 10:55 - 11:15 Q&A session 11:45 - 13:00 Views and Experiences from Italian Business Schools - Moderator: Marco Vergeat 14:00 - 15:00 Group Work: Making the Change Happen 15:00 - 15:30 Feedback from Groups 16:00 - 17:00 Session of the Alliance of Management Development Associations in Rising Economies. Where do we stand in our part of the world: which road are we on? Which road should we be on and what changes are needed and planned? 17:00 - 17:30 Audience discussion and conclusions - Alliance President Danica Purg 17:30 - 17:45 Closing observations - Conference Chair Andrea Tracogna